Cord holder



June 15, 1948. G. BROWN CORD HOLDER .Filed May 9, 1945 Indeniorv Ge oye ,liroun,

Patented June 15, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE CORD HOLDER George BrownI'Cheltenham, Pa.

Application May 9, 1945, Serial No. 592,879

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to a new and useful cord holder, and has for one of its objects to provide, as an article of manufacture, a cover of the character mentioned with a socket to receive a rod for supporting an item, such as the cord of an electric iron or other appliance.

Another object of this invention is to provide an outlet cover having a socket, preferably on the exterior face thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide an outlet cover consisting of a plate or panel having a socket formed from the material of said plate or panel and constituting an integral part thereof.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide, in combination, an outlet cover having a socket on its exterior face, and a spring rod removably mounted in said socket and adapted to support the cord of an electric iron and retrieve said cord after being drawn forwardly due to movements of the iron.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same I will describe its construction in detail referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which- Fig. 1 is a front face view of an outlet cover or wall plate constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig.1.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 of a slightly modified construction of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a view of an outlet cover on a wall, a spring rod mounted thereon, an ironing board and an electric iron and its cord, suggesting one use of the invention.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied represents the outlet cover which is adapted to be fastened to a wall or other place where there is an electrical outlet or outlets to which the cord of an electrical appliance is to be connected. The outlet cover consists of a plate or panel ll usually surrounded by an inturned rim II, and said plate has one or more openings l3 for access to the outlet or outlets, as well as one or more holes I4 through which fastening devices, such as screws, are projected to secure the cover in place.

In one form of the invention, the outlet cover carries a socket [5, Figs. 1, 2 and 3, open at the upper end but closed at the lower end, as indicated at IS. The socket I5 is formed by fashioning it from the material of the plate by suitable stamping, pressing and forming or moulding processes and where the cover is produced from metal and the latter is sufficiently ductile, the closure at the bottom of the socket is drawn from the plate. In other cases a separate cap may be welded or soldered in place or the opening may be filled with welding or soldering metal or closed in any other well known manner.

As illustrated in Fig. 4, the socket l5a may be produced by using a tube and welding or soldering said tube to the plate H as shown at ll.

Preferably the socket is on the exterior surface of the plate H and extends longitudinally thereof but in any case said socket is to be positioned in a substantially upright position when the cover is installed.

A spring rod I8 is inserted in the socket and extends some desirable distance upwardly and the upper end of said rod is fashioned into the form of a clip, hook or other shape. This permits a cord I9 of an electrical appliance 20, such as an iron, to be attached intermediate its ends to said upper end of the spring rod l8, it being understood that the plug on the end of the cord opposite the electrical appliance is inserted in an outlet.

Whenever the electrical appliance is moved away from the location of the connection of its cord with the outlet, said cord will first become taut and thereafter the spring rod will flex as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. As said electrical appliance is moved in the reverse direction the spring rod will return to its upright position and retrieve the cord. This will eliminate any excessive slack in the cord and prevent it from becoming entangled in the work or interfering with the movements of the operator of the appliance.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein shown and described as these may be varied Within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

In a device of the kind described for use as a REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record fin-the file of this patent:

Number 4 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Knoderer Dec. 20, 1921 Goodridge June 15, 1915 Blei May 13, 1924 Ash Sept. 2, 1930 Gibson June 22, 1937 Roberts et a1 Aug. 10, 1937 Tepel Oct. 12, 1937 

